3rd Powassan Virus Death This Year Reported in the Connecticut; How Can This Tick-Borne Disease be Prevented?

Medicine & Technology Jun 09, 2022

The Connecticut health department reported the death of a woman from Powassan virus, the third death in the state this year. Read to know more about the virus.

Protect Your Dogs From This Tick-Borne Disease Now; Here's How

Jan 30, 2021

Experts detect infected ticks carrying deadly bacteria in Australia. Experts urge fur parents to take precautions to protect your dog.

Experts Warn Against the Expansion of Mosquito- and Tick-Borne Diseases in Warmer Climate

Apr 14, 2019

The longer hot season will enlarge the seasonal window for the potential spread of vector-borne diseases

The Tick Problem—What Are The Chances That You’ll Survive the Spring, Powassan-Free?

Apr 16, 2015

Just how likely is it that you’ll transmit a lethal tick-borne virus these spring and summer seasons? Well the odds are in your favor, as lethal viruses that use ticks as a vector are fairly rare, but if you live in Northeast and Upper Midwest of the United States, your chances may be much higher than ever before.